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25th Anniversary and History of the NOVA Classic

This weekend marked the 25th anniversary of northern Virginia’s best seasonal wrestling event – the Northern Region Classic aka the NOVA Classic. At the helm of it all is Dick Adams, longtime Annandale wrestling coach, football coach, Athletic Director and everything else that involves getting kids moving in the right direction. Coach Adams is again serving as the Tournament Director of this great event.The welcome message in the first program, back in 1989, says it all – thanks to those who started this great event. So many wrestlers and coaches have benefited from participating in the Classic. It gives them a glimpse of the big tourneys at the end of the season that they need to prepare for and brings in some top talent from around the state. Thank you Dick Adams, Mitch Sutterfield, the Fairfax Athletic Boosters and every volunteer that has helped put the CLASS in the NOVA Classic for every one of these last 25 years.

Here’s a look back at the results and wrestling greats from Classics past. I love seeing the names of wrestlers from long ago that are still involved and supporting wrestling!